The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-24

ness for athletes, and nobody can deny
that he takes considerable interest in poll
tics, for to him. probably, more than any
one else, is due the election of Tom Nc
Donough as Freebooter in the First Dis
trict. On election morning he went with
out collar or necktie and worked the labor
ing classes in the factories and shops, and
along toward afternoon he donned his
most fashionable attire and said to the
silk stocking voters, "Vote for Tom Nc
Donough."
Dan Kilburn, the van driver of the Po-
lice Department, lie very angry with US for
saying, as we did last Sunday morning, that
it is probable the newPoliceOom nissioners
may not permit him to hold the reins. He
SAYS we are trying to have his Job taken
away from him. phe SUNDAY Nxws has
no interest whatever in the ownership.
If Dan can hold on to it we are satisfied to
let him haveit; and in referring TO the pes
sibilities in his ease,we spoke as news gath
erers only and not as critics. We don't
think, however, that the fact that he played
off 'tsisk' on election day, to secure an
opportunity to go up in the Fourth District
and f'heel' fer Meyers reelection, will aid
him mach in his effort to hold on to his
place.
Brave little Harry Reinhardt died last
Monday ct the home of his parents on Van
Ripen Avenue. The SUNDAY NEWS has
already made mention of his distressing
illness He fell from horse months ago
His leg was bruised, but it gave him no
annoyance till the wounded spot began to
swell. Even then it was unattended by
pain, but the swelling continued to grow
till, to hide it, he solicited his mother to
put him in long pants. DR.. Helmoth, of
New York, attempted to remove the ugly
tumor into which it developed, aud after
wards he had the leg amputated. He
seemed to be on the high road to recovery,
and even played around, till second
ominous swelling made Its Appearance be-
tween his shoulders. This spread till it
got to be as big as mans hat, and then it
stayed, absorbing his young life's blood,
till ut last it lowered him to the grave. The
singular fortitude and patience with which
the little fellow bore his sufferings served
to endear him the more to large circle of
friends.
The ssboys" at Taylor's Hotel ara forever
playing pranks on one another Desk
Clerk Hoff has two notable points
about him. He knows sschestntt" the
moment he hears it; aud he is not over
prompt at making his appearance at the
desk at the appointed hour. Hanging at
the desk he had card with railroad time
table printed on it's face. On the blank
back he wrote "chestnuts"; and as often
as "Birdie" would tick his play telegraph
machine or whistle snatch from aPa-
tience,' Clerk Hoff delighted to flash the
chestnut face of the rrd on him. Desk
Clerk Keren, who divides the time at the
desk with him, took down the card one
day and hung another of Tue same kind
up inits place. Hoff had scarcely got to
the desk after the change had been made
before "Birdie" began to hum an old fa-
miliar air. The unsuspecting desk clerk
turned the back of the railroad card upon
him, and was knocked out when he saw
on it, instead of the familiar Hchestnuts,
this legend inscribed: Five dollars reward
to tee man who sees Hoff at this desk on
time" He flung the card aside in disgust
and bided his time. Ga the first of April
Eesk Clerk Keren was playing billiards
with George De Revere, Jr., when Que of
the s'front' boys rushed in to say that
lady awaited him in the Pennsylvania Rail
road waiting room. s'Bob" has a pretty
friend living up near Kingston who stops
to see him when she comes to town, and he
was convinced thatit was she. He was too
impatient to finish his shot, but sought the
bowl at once, washed, slicked his hair, gave
fresh twist to his moustache, and hurried
across the street. Up and down and in
and out, into every corner peering, he
walked in vain search for his fair visitor.
While he anxiously searched some one said
something about an April fool, and then
he knew thst HoH ha eyened up with him.